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Mountain

Pen yr Orsedd

Located in Pentrefoelas, Conwy Coordinates: 53°05′08″ N 3°39′16″ W

Map showing the location of Pen yr Orsedd Pen yr Orsedd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pentrefoelas
4.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport60 km
MAN Manchester Airport96 km

About Pen yr Orsedd

Pen yr Orsedd is a mountain. Location: Pentrefoelas, Conwy. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Moel Rhiwlug and Llyn Alwen.

Climate of Pen yr Orsedd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
May (78 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pen yr Orsedd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)13710211885788784103116134153148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen yr Orsedd

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 55 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 60 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 96 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 55 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 58 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 74 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 79 kmnortheast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 85 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pen yr Orsedd

Within 100 km: 548 historic and cultural sites, 1,894 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 16 kmS
  • Llyn Ogwen Lake 24 kmW
  • Llyn Cowlyd Lake 18 kmW
  • Llyn Conwy Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Anglesey Island 50 kmNW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 51 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 44 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km1,236 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 77 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 72 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 69 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 65 kmNE

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